Level III: Advanced Wine and Food Pairing Course

Level III Diploma Course - Can also be taken as continuing education

This unique 10-week (40 contact hour) upper level college like course focuses on developing technical wine and food pairing skills -- and is the only course of its kind offered in the United States.

A combination of lectures, tastings, and pairing exercises will allow students to develop an advanced understanding of wine and food pairing.

Each class includes a multi-protein, wine-paired meal - prepared by one of our professional chefs - to illustrate the impact of sauces, spices, and cooking techniques on proteins when making wine pairing decisions.

Topics covers:

European and American Dining

Food and Wine Planning

Wine and Food Evaluation Techniques

Sauces and Spices

Cooking Techniques

Cheeses

Fish and Shellfish

Poultry and Game Birds

Meat and Wild Game

Soup, Salad, Vegetables, and Vegetarian

Cross-Cultural Pairing (e.g. Chinese food and wine)

Desserts

Course includes:

A multi-protein meal with 4 wines each class

Wine tastings of approximately 40 wines

300 pages of educational material specifically developed for this course

A 4-course graduation dinner with wine pairings done by students

Class Meals:

Each class includes a multi-protein meal - prepared by one of our professional chefs - with 5 wines. The purpose of the meal is to illustrate the impact and importance of sauces, spices, and cooking techniques on proteins when making wine pairing decisions.

Below is an example menu from the Fish and Shellfish class, which exemplifies the range and caliber of food served during each class:

Seared Tuna and Creamy White Beans and Aiole

Talapia Fish Sticks with Remoulade Sauce

Smoked Trout Mousse with Orange and Chives

Fried Catfish Taco with Chipotle Slaw

Seabass Ceviche

Maryland Crabcakes

All dishes are served as small plates. This course is not designed for vegetarians.

Registration & Schedule:

The cost for registration, course materials, food (including a light dinner each class and 4-course graduation dinner), and tastings of approximately 50 wines is $1,975.

This advanced course is offered 4 times a year as an 11-week course and twice a year as a 1-week accelerated course. A graduation dinner is held on the evening of the last day of class from 6 to 9:30 p.m.